Luis Jaramillo’s Novel, The Witches of El Paso was Published on October 8 From Atria/Primero Sueno Press.
Luis Jaramillo (Faculty) published his novel The Witches of El Paso on October 8 from Atria/Primero Sueno Press. Luis is also the author of the award winning short-story collection The Doctor’s Wife. His writing has appeared in Literary Hub, Bomb Magazine, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and other publications.

About the book: 1943, El Paso, Texas: teenager Nena spends her days caring for the small children of her older sisters, while longing for a life of freedom and adventure. The premonitions and fainting spells she has endured since childhood are getting worse, and Nena worries she’ll end up like the scary old curandera down the street. Nena prays for help, and when the mysterious Sister Benedicta arrives late one night, Nena follows her across the borders of space and time. In colonial Mexico, Nena grows into her power, finding love and learning that magic always comes with a price.
In the present day, Nena’s grandniece, Marta, balances a struggling legal aid practice with motherhood and the care of the now ninety-three-year-old Nena. When Marta agrees to help search for a daughter Nena left in the past, the two forge a fierce connection. Marta’s own supernatural powers emerge, awakening her to new possibilities that threaten the life she has constructed.
Read the book here.